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moisture absorption into the fuel/oil mixture
leadin g to oil and fuel separation.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engineswitchreads
“push to stop”, it is always
in the ON position.
HOW TO STOP Y OUR UNIT
S Tostoptheengine,pushandholdtheSTOP
switchintheSTOPpositionuntiltheengine
stops.
S Ifengine does notstop, move choke to the
FULL CHOKE position.
HOW TO START YOUR UN IT
WARNING: The trimmer head will
turnwhilestarting theengine. Avoid anycon-
tact with the muffler. A hot muf fler can cause
serious burns.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engine still does not
start after following these
instructions, please call
1--800--554--6723.
STARTING A C OLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
Starting Position
1. S et unit on a flat surface.
2. S lowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
3. Move choke l ever to t he FULL C HOKE
position.
4. S queeze t he throttle trigger fully and hold
through all remaining steps.
Choke
Lever
Starter Handle
Primer Bulb
5. Pullstarter rope handlesharply until engine
sounds as if it is trying to start, but do not
pull rope more than 6 times.
6. Assoonas enginesounds asifitis tryingto
start, move choke lever to HALF CHOKE
position.
7. Pull starter rope sharply u ntil engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
NOTE:Iftheenginedoesn’tstart after6
pulls (at the HALF CHOKE position),
move the choke lever to the FULL
CHOKE position and press the primer
bulb 6 times. Squeeze and hold the
throttle trigger and pull the starter rope 2
more times. Move the choke lever to the
HALF CHOKE positionandpullthestart-
errope untiltheengineruns, butnomore
than 6 pulls. I f the engine still doesn’t
start, it is probably flooded. Proceed to
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE.
8. Oncetheenginestarts,allowittorun 10se-
con d s, the n mo ve th e c hoke le ve r to th e
RUN position. Allow the u nit to run f or 30
more seconds at RUN before releasing t he
throttle trigger .
NOTE: If engine dies with the choke le-
ver in theRUN position, move thechoke
lever to the HALF CHOKE position and
pull the rope until engine runs, but no
more than 6 pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Mo vet h ech o kel e ve rt ot h eHALFCH OKE
position.
2. Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger . Keep
throttle trigger fully squeezed unt il the en-
gine runs smoothly.
3. Pull starter rope sharply u ntil engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
4. Allowengine torun 15seconds, then move
the choke lever to RUN.
NOTE:If engine has notstarted, pull starter
rope5morepulls.Ifenginestilldoesnotrun,it
is probably flooded.
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by placing the
choke lever in the RUN position; then, pull the
rope to clear the engine of excess f uel. This
could require pulling the starter handle many
times depending on how badly the unit is
flooded. If the uni t still doesn’t start, refer to
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE o r c all
1-800-554-6723.
